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The University of Denver (DU)'s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) is graduate school located in Ben Cherrington Hall (BCH) on the DU campus.

Contents 1 About the school 1.1 History 1.2 Areas of study 1.3 Degree programs 2 Notable Alumni 3 Notable Faculty 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] About the school

[edit] History

DU created the Department of International Relations, one of the first in the country, in 1929.^[1] This department became the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) in 1964, under the leadership of Josef Korbel, father of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.^[2] Since its inception, the school has been committed to helping professionals respond intelligently, ethically and effectively to the challenges facing the global village.^[3]

[edit] Areas of study

The GSIS focuses on training graduate students in a number of different areas^[4]:

• Global Finance, Trade & Economic Integration (GFTEI)
• Global Health
• Homeland Security
• International Human Rights
• International Administration
• International Security
• International Studies

[edit] Degree programs

The GSIS offers post-graduate certificate programs, along with awarding Masters degrees and PhD degrees.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Condoleezza Rice - U.S. Secretary of State
• George W. Casey, Jr. - U.S. Chief of Staff of the Army
• Cindy Courville - U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
• M. Javad Zarif - Former Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
• Heraldo Muñoz - Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations

[edit] Notable Faculty

• Josef Korbel - the founding Dean of GSIS, father of Madeleine Albright, and mentor of Condoleezza Rice
• Jendayi Frazer - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

[edit] References

1. ^ About the GSIS (accessed April 14, 2008)
2. ^ About the GSIS (accessed April 14, 2008)
3. ^ About the GSIS (accessed April 14, 2008)
4. ^ GSIS Areas of Study (accessed April 14, 2008)

[edit] See also

• University of Denver

[edit] External links

• Graduate School of International Studies Website

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